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While mixed martial arts fighting may be having its day, boxing is still a big source of inspiration for Hollywood movies. Recently we've had several movies about boxers: Mark Wahlberg in "The Fighter"; Hillary Swank in "Million Dollar Baby": Russell Crowe in "Cinderella Man"; Will Smith in "Ali." And of course, iconic roles for Sylvester Stallone in the "Rocky" films and Robert De Niro in "Raging Bull." Now Jake Gyllenhaal takes a turn in the ring as boxer Billy "The Great" Hope in the upcoming movie "Southpaw." A trailer was released on Friday. Hope is a reigning Junior Middleweight Champion...

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